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Old 24-02-2011, 02:06 PM
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Question came up on't blog so picture here to explain

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Nice blog Richard
I love winged flies mainly of the traditional wet type using either slips or rolled feathers. I know they get battered but they are aesthetically pleasing on the eye. I know there are other methods of winging such as you have shown on your blog but not the style that I tend to do with my type of fishing apart from the like of sedges etc.
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Nice blog Richard
I love winged flies mainly of the traditional wet type using either slips or rolled feathers. I know they get battered but they are aesthetically pleasing on the eye. I know there are other methods of winging such as you have shown on your blog but not the style that I tend to do with my type of fishing apart from the like of sedges etc.
Fair comment, they do look nice.

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I can see why Deer hair and aero are used to provide bouyancy for a fly and in some traditional flies, for visibility. But for the majority of DRY flies is it for the benefit of the tyer's pleasure, tradition or ego?
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